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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation - Waste management and minimisation plans

46: Funding of plans

You could also call this:

"How councils pay for waste management services and facilities"

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When a territorial authority makes a waste management and minimisation plan, it can decide how to pay for the services and facilities in the plan. You are not limited to paying only for what you use, or paying the full cost of a service. A territorial authority can charge more or less for a service, or even make it free, if it thinks this will help achieve the plan's goals and the plan allows for this. The authority must be satisfied that the charge, or lack of charge, will encourage or discourage behaviour that supports the plan's objectives, and the plan must say that charges can be set in this way, you can find more information by looking at the related legislation.

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Part 4Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation
Waste management and minimisation plans

46Funding of plans

  1. A territorial authority is not limited to applying strict cost recovery or user pays principles for any particular service, facility, or activity provided by the territorial authority in accordance with its waste management and minimisation plan.

  2. Without limiting subsection (1), a territorial authority may charge fees for a particular service or facility provided by the territorial authority that is higher or lower than required to recover the costs of the service or facility, or provide a service or facility free of charge, if—

  3. it is satisfied that the charge or lack of charge will provide an incentive or disincentive that will promote the objectives of its waste management and minimisation plan; and
    1. the plan provides for charges to be set in this manner.

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